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 Mallard in Central Park After driving into Manhattan, finding parking at the Metropolitan Art Museum, walking across Central Park, and waiting in a long line for a while, we entered the huge Museum of Natural History. I feel like I should have italicized the name of the place, because it's a work of art. Granted, I think it might have been way cooler to be there by myself, perhaps at night, and maybe if all of the exhibits came to life... Just kidding. I would have been scared spitless. That place is huge. There's a ton of stuff in there. We spend a few hours and only just hurried through a tiny bit of it. It was incredible. Of course, there were also literally tons and tons of people in there. The building has exhibits on four floors, with a few giant halls and rooms on each floor, and you couldn't go anywhere in a straight line. You were always dodging, ducking, pushing past, and looking around people. I heard Castillian Spanish, German, Australian and Bri...

The order of all of these pictures is wrong, fyi. This is my mom, brother, aunt, sister and I on Hugenot St. in New Paltz, New York  A glance up while stepping into a church yard Hugenot St. is a short section of New Paltz that has been maintained in its historical setting. All the houses are very old, but well-preserved. New Paltz was settled by French Protestants way back when. Now it's a New Age/Hippie/College town. Pretty red barn doors. This is what is inside those doors. It's an ancient carriage house! Sophie, displaying a large wreath The Reformed church in New Paltz is very welcoming... They cater to the lifestyle of the town Apparently, the French Protestants that built these houses weren't worried about knocking their wigs off. Raphy consented to take a photo with me. What an honor. Raphy, Sophie, Titi Millie and I And back to Thailand... This is Hannah's super cute tenth-grade class. Nearly all of...